DENVER — The U.S. Senate voted Monday to approve a compromise funding package intended to reopen the federal government, signaling the end of the longest shutdown in the country's history.

Now, that deal heads to the U.S. House of Representatives, which must return and approve it before sending the package to President Donald Trump for his final decision.

If the agreement is signed by the president, then the government would be funded through the end of January, with full-year funding for three appropriations bills. Those include funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through September of next year.

The chair of Political Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU), Robert Preuhs, said the temporary extension of the overall budget could lead lawmakers

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